Nell Zink
American novelist whose Mislaid and The Wallcreeper are idiosyncratic, dazzling novels that resist easy categorization. She is beloved by Jonathan Franzen and other writers of the literary establishment. She is one of the most sui generis voices in contemporary American fiction.
Works
- The WallcreeperAmerican couple travels through Eastern Europe documenting migrating birds
- MislaidWoman abandons her child and passes her off as white to her husband
- NicotineGroup of smokers organize around their shared habit and loss
- DoxologyTwo musicians grapple with faith, family, and religious tradition
- AvalonWoman musician discovers her mother is alive after thinking her dead